Fuel prices are continuing to rise across the country - but so far, Ashby has yet to see the dreaded £2 a litre sign flash up at any of its filling stations.

However, that milestone may not be too far away if the prices at Flagstaff Island are any measure to go by on Thursday morning.

The Esso station just off the A42 Flagstaff Island is charging almost £1.87 for a litre of petrol and nearly £1.95 for diesel.

That is by far and way the most expensive price drivers are being charged in Ashby.

A few hundred yards away are two cheaper alternatives.

The Tesco supermarket pump price is almost £1.79 for petrol, and just under £1.88 for diesel - around 8p less than Flagstaff.

Over at the Londis garage on Nottingham Road, prices are similar to that at Tesco - diesel is the same price, while petrol is just under £1.80.

Esso's Station Road filling station has petrol at just under £1.80 and diesel at nearly £1.88.

BBC News gave an update on the current situation nationwide on Thursday.

It says the cost of filling an average family car with petrol has hit £100 for the first time as fuel prices keep rising.

The RAC motoring group called it "a truly dark day" as the cost of filling a 55-litre tank with petrol reached £100.27 and £103.43 for diesel.

Soaring fuel prices have been driven by the war in Ukraine and moves to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian oil.

There are also concerns petrol retailers are not passing on a recent cut in fuel duty to consumers.

It adds to the growing pressure on household budgets, with energy bills and food prices also now at multi-year highs.

The RAC's fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: "While fuel prices have been setting new records on a daily basis, households up and down the country may never have expected to see the cost of filling an average-sized family car reach three figures."

He urged the government to offer more financial support to drivers, including a cut in VAT on fuel.

On Wednesday, rival motoring organisation the AA accused the RAC of adding to the problem with "speculation" that prices could climb as high as £2 a litre soon.

But Mr Williams rejected the criticism, telling the BBC his forecasts did not affect "what retailers do".

It comes as some UK forecourts are already selling petrol above £2 a litre, according to price comparison website PetrolPrices.

On Wednesday, the highest price was found to be 202.9p a litre at BP sites on the A1 near Sunderland, the M4 near Chippenham in Wiltshire and the M6 near Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria.

The RAC said the wholesale price of petrol - the price at which supermarkets and independent forecourts buy it at - had actually dropped by 5p since 1 June, when it was £1.55 a litre, to £1.50 on Wednesday.

But the motoring group said it took time for a drop in the wholesale price to lead to falls at the pumps due to the way retailers buy fuel in advance.